Rapist Patrick “Lolo” O’Driscoll on move after release

Two time rapist Patrick Lolo O'Driscoll drops the hood & sunglasses, pictured out shopping, in the local village of Glenville, Co. Cork, after being released from The Midlands Prison for rape. O'Driscoll served 10yrs of a 14yr sentence. (Image: John Delea)

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A terrified victim of double rapist Patrick “Lolo” O’Driscoll has warned women in West Cork that the sex beast is moving to their area.

The 45-year-old, who beat the woman over the head with a rock and threatened to kill her young son, was freed from the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise in July.

He initially returned to the village of Glenville, Co Cork, a few miles from where the victim lived.

But the Irish Sunday Mirror has learned O’Driscoll, now living in a caravan with his mother, is ready to move after being threatened.

When told of the move, victim Fiona – whose name has been changed to protect her identity – said that women in West Cork should be on red alert.

She said: “Women need to be careful with him around.

“He still poses a huge threat and I firmly believe he will strike again.

“He is extremely dangerous and females really need to be aware of where this man is at all times.”

Fiona was attacked just six months after the brute was freed from prison having served nine years of a 12-year sentence for another rape.

Both of the assaults involved him ambushing the women as they walked home alone.

Meanwhile, a source said local drug dealers are becoming increasingly frustrated at O’Driscoll’s presence in Glenville as it is bringing unwanted Garda attention to the area.

The source said: “O’Driscoll has been getting a lot of hassle since returning home.

“People do not want him in the area and that includes criminals from nearby towns. His presence is bringing unwanted attention from gardai.

“He is said to have had enough of it all and now wants to move to West Cork where he has family.

“The scary thing about this is that he will be moving to an even more rural area where less people know of his history.”

Free: brute at his mother’s caravan

The source insisted women in the West Cork area will “really have to be on the lookout”.

“He’s an extremely dangerous man,” the source added.

Last month O’Driscoll’s family revealed someone tried to kill him.

His brother claimed he spotted two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, on a motorbike.

O’Driscoll was alerted and ran across nearby fields, fearing for his life.

It is believed the pair then left the scene and a burnt-out bike was later found on the outskirts of Cork city.

O’Driscoll, a member of the Travelling community, was first jailed for rape in 1991 and spent nine years behind bars.

He was released from prison in March 2000 and just six months later he attacked Fiona.

During the horrific assault O’Driscoll threatened to kill her young son as he beat her over the head with a rock.

In July 2001 a third woman had a narrow escape when he stalked and attacked her.

But the brute ran off when her brother heard a noise and went to check what was going on.

That incident occurred as gardai were hunting for O’Driscoll over the September 2000 attack.

In 2003 he was jailed for a further 14 years for raping Fiona. At the time her family said the sentence was “a joke” and that he should have been put away for much longer.

O’Driscoll was freed early from the Midlands Prison back in the summer after receiving 25% automatic remission on his sentence.